Make the most of your Summer – Edition 3 (Grade 9 & 10 / Freshmen & Sophomores)
We’re BAAACK!! And since Summer is Coming (or rather here) and there is a war brewing in Westeros (shh, won’t say more,…
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Finding the Right Counsellor
Finding the right counsellor – agents vs. counsellors, someone who does the work vs. someone who guides you Guidance Counsellor / College…
Make the most of your Summer – Edition 2 (Grade 11 / Rising Juniors)
Continuing with the Game of Thrones references in our Summer Series (check out the last one here), 11th Graders and Rising Juniors, this…
Best Movies on Admissions
Aspirants aiming for admission to Oxbridge often ask about the right mindset to adopt for the process; so, we have selected a…
Make the most of your Summer – Edition 1 (Grade 12 / Rising Seniors)
Temperatures rising and vacation approaches and as much as we want our days to devolve into lazing by the pool and watching…
5 Takeaways On Visiting Colleges
We may live on the other side of the world from universities in the US and UK, but some students take the…
Do Colleges Rescind Your Admissions?
IB exams JUST ended and ISC Board results are already out! While we eagerly await the CBSE Board results at the end…
New SAT Concordance Tables Are Out!
See below for a snapshot. For greater detail, check out the College Board page here. CONCORDANCE TABLE New SAT Total Score (400-1600)…
Is IB the ticket to the Ivy League Admissions?
IB vs. CBSE vs. ICSE, which is the better board for Ivy League Admissions “We want to send our child to the…
To AP or not to AP
If Hamlet was applying to College today, he’d sure as hell be going through the dilemma. Of course, this contemplation would be…
5 Takeaways from the Weekend Information Session: Cornell, Columbia, Duke, Georgetown, Northwestern & Princeton
5 Takeaways from the Weekend Information Session: Cornell, Columbia, Duke, Georgetown, Northwestern & Princeton This past weekend had a plethora of colleges…
Why not India?
Is it possible to have zillions of concepts in your mind but still be uneducated? Uh…? Is brain drain after high school…